Who said "The hand that gives is above the hand that receives."?

This quote is attributed to Herman Melville.

The hand that gives is above the hand that receives. - Herman Melville

"The hand that gives is above the hand that receives."

Herman Melville Gratitude

Novelist American 1819–1891

"It is the privilege of the reader to slow down the author who goes too fast."

"Some certain significance lurks in all things, else all things are little worth."

"To know how to say what others only think is to be a poet."

"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation."

"Gratitude makes life richer."

"A grateful heart is a happy heart."

"Respect those who came before us."

"Life's greatest treasures are the people we love"